OR: Sustainable Agriculture and Farming
Pollution concerns prompt OR county to limit large-scale farms
An Oregon county has enacted new restrictions on large-scale agriculture operations. Linn County commissioners approved a one-mile setback rule from …
How to Eat Healthy, Even as Food Prices Rise
Higher food costs are a concern for many Oregonians, but one local health expert said people can still manage to eat healthy. Chelsea Warren…
Collaboration Grows 'Regenerative Ranching' Program in Northwest
By Caroline Tracey for Civil Eats.Broadcast version by Deborah Van Fleet for Missouri News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Publ…
U.S. Pesticide Use Could Be on Docket in Trade Talks
As the United States enters into talks over a new trade framework with several nations, America's lax pesticide policy could be a sticking point for …
NW Proposal Could Boost Salmon 'Boat to Plate,' Supporters Say
PORTLAND, Ore. -- If the Pacific Northwest has a taste, it's for the region's salmon, but as the iconic fish species dwindles, it also effects a food …
OR Lawmakers Could Freeze Mega-Polluting Dairy Farms
SALEM, Ore. - Critics say big dairy farms produce a massive amount of waste and pollution, and bills in the Oregon Legislature would hit pause on …
New Uses for Food Waste Include Possible Benefits for Environment
PORTLAND, Ore. - Edible food is wasted on a massive scale in the United States, but there are signs that it could be coming back to Americans' plates…
Nation's Largest Solar Bee Farm in Ore. Creating Buzz
MEDFORD, Ore. - Bees are enjoying their days in the sun on a clean-energy farm in southern Oregon. The Eagle Point solar farm outside Medford is the …
Fuel Mandate Contributing to Climate Change, Report Finds
PORTLAND, Ore. – New research from the University of Wisconsin examines how the expansion of cropland in Oregon and other states because of the …
Farmworkers Want Toxic Pesticide Out of Farms
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon farmworkers are joining advocates across the nation to petition the Environmental Protection Agency, calling on them to …
Study Shows Immigrants Helping to Boost Oregon's Economy
PORTLAND, Ore. - Immigrants play a vital role in Oregon's economy, according to a new study. The Partnership for a New American Economy said 10 …
Vast Underground Networks of Fungi Integral to NW Forests
PORTLAND, Ore. — The season for morel mushroom hunting in Oregon forests is over, but other varieties - like chanterelles - are in season; and …